530 Main Street - Glen Williams
A century-old Glen Williams home built from the same stone as several Ontario landmarks is among the properties being recommended for a heritage designation by the Halton Hills Heritage Committee.
After purchasing the property (now 530 Main St.) for $150 in 1907, Hugh Logan built the home using limestone from his Ninth Line quarry that also supplied the stone for Casa Loma and Queen's Park.
A town staff report notes that the "use of stone as a construction material here is unusual as the surrounding buildings are either frame or brick construction and is reflective of Logan's access to the otherwise costly building material through his quarry."
Though it's known as Logan Cottage, he did not live there long, selling it in 1908. It was sold again in 1911 to Thomas Hill, the owner of the Glen Hotel. His son, Tom Hill, would become Halton Hills' first mayor.
It was sold for a third time in seven years to James C. Norton. That was the last time the home changed hands as it has stayed in the family for over a century.
Norton left it to his wife, Sarah, after he died from pneumonia in 1918. She left it to their daughter Mildred Kemshead in 1950. Mildred left it to her husband Jack in 1986, who lived there until 2003, when he transferred it to his son Jack Jr.
After purchasing the property (now 530 Main St.) for $150 in 1907, Hugh Logan built the home using limestone from his Ninth Line quarry that also supplied the stone for Casa Loma and Queen's Park.
A town staff report notes that the "use of stone as a construction material here is unusual as the surrounding buildings are either frame or brick construction and is reflective of Logan's access to the otherwise costly building material through his quarry."
Though it's known as Logan Cottage, he did not live there long, selling it in 1908. It was sold again in 1911 to Thomas Hill, the owner of the Glen Hotel. His son, Tom Hill, would become Halton Hills' first mayor.
It was sold for a third time in seven years to James C. Norton. That was the last time the home changed hands as it has stayed in the family for over a century.
Norton left it to his wife, Sarah, after he died from pneumonia in 1918. She left it to their daughter Mildred Kemshead in 1950. Mildred left it to her husband Jack in 1986, who lived there until 2003, when he transferred it to his son Jack Jr.